Organization
There are currently three Radio Battalions, two with their own Radio Reconnaissance Platoons. 1st Radio Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, is located at Camp Pendleton, California. 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, is located at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Owing to a restructuring of the entire Radio Battalion organization, the former 1st Radio Battalion, with its Radio Reconnaissance Platoon, moved from Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kāneʻohe Bay to Camp Pendleton in October 2004. The Radio Recon Platoon has since been reestablished in 3rd Radio Battalion, Kaneohe HI. The Radio Reconnaissance Teams of 1st and 3rd Radio Battalions still deploy in support of III MEF's 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Alpha and Bravo cycles based in Okinawa. 1st Radio Battalion also deploys RRT's in support of I MEF's rotating 11th, 13th and 15th Marine Expeditionary Units.
A six-man Radio Reconnaissance Team is typically composed of a Team Leader (Staff Sergeant or Sergeant), Assistant Team Leader (Sergeant or Corporal), Point Man, Navigator, Radio-Telegraph Operator (RTO), and Assistant RTO.
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